Local Athletes To Represent US At World Championships
Members of MacKenzie’s Martial Arts, a popular local Karate school with a location in Pennsauken, will represent the United States at the TaeKwon-Do World Championships in London, England, held July 10– 12. Hosted by the Unified International TaeKwon-Do Federation, the competition will host the best competitors from around the globe.
Several black belts from MacKenzie’s Martial Arts will be representing the United States at the TaeKwon-Do World Championships in London. Pictured here are Grandmaster Ken MacKenzie, as well as Andrew Tropp (kicking) and Colin Mazurek, who are instructors at the school’s Pennsauken location.
Among the selected competitors hailing from MacKenzie’s will be black belt instructors Andrew Tropp, who also serves as chief instructor and director of MacKenzie’s Martial Arts in Pennsauken; Colin Mazurek, assistant instructor at the Pennsauken location; and Paul Heinselman. In addition, junior black belt champions Kelvin Wilburn, Geheem Keller, and Dylan Heinselman will also be competing. Former three-time world champion Ken MacKenzie, a 10th degree black belt and hall-of-famer, has been named as “fighting team coach” for the American delegation.
MacKenzie’s Martial Arts was started by Grandmaster Ken MacKenzie in 1983 and has expanded to three additional locations in South Jersey. The Pennsauken location, located at 7710 Maple Ave., is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
For more information, visit PennsaukenMartialArts.com.
